What We Love(d) About AOL Instant Messenger
On December 15th, AOL Instant Messenger will be officially dead. Gita Jackson asked Paul Tamayo and Tim Rogers from Kotaku’s video team to share their memories of the messaging service of their youth.
A Nostalgic Game That Spills Out Into Your Internet Browser
If the medium is the message, then AOL’s messaging software—at least for my generation—has the same sentimentality as whatever we talked about over it. That’s the pitch of Emily Is Away Too, a new visual novel that plays out in “EOL” Instant Messenger windows, away messages and personal profiles.
AOL Shutting Down Joystiq
AOL is preparing to shut down the video game website Joystiq after over ten years of publication, according to people familiar with the situation.
Teens Agree: The Internet Was Pretty Stupid In The '90s
To be fair to the teens in The Fine Bros. latest video, the internet was pretty stupid in the '90s — slow, stunted and subject to one of the worst instructional videos ever made.
The Redesigned Games.com Makes It Easier to Play New Games on Any Platform
AOL's destination for competitive casual gaming features more than 5,000 games to play. Today a sleek new multi-platform redesign for Games.com makes it much easier for players to find and play them.
AOL Unleashes Video Taboo for the iPhone, Awkwardness Sure to Follow
What I really wanted to write up there was "AOL Unleashes Video Taboo for the iPhone, Countdown to Penis", but I suppose when an app is released that allows people to randomly send video of themselves to other players the penis is implied. Let's check out Clucks!
Nintendo Doesn't Want to Sell Frivolous DLC to Complete an Incomplete Game
In a recent interview with AOL, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that digital transactions on the 3DS will be meaningful, and third party game companies can create anything in their imagination.
You Could Actually Download Atari 2600 Games (on an Atari 2600!)
Xbox Live Arcade is credited with popularising the notion of downloading console video games. Other consoles, like the Genesis, offered them a lot earlier, albeit with limited success.
AOL Schools Parents On Gaming At PlaySavvy
AOL has officially launched PlaySavvy.com, a new website aimed at informing curious parents about the games their children play and generating revenue from ads aimed at this lucrative demographic.
